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We just found out that California’s famous lone gray wolf—the first to set foot in the Golden State since his forebears were slaughtered to extinction nearly 100 years ago—has found love just across the border in Oregon, where biologists yesterday said they photographed his two pups peeking from a log.

Today, because of unrelenting pressure from so many people who have demanded action on climate change, the Obama administration proposed the nation’s first-ever carbon pollution limits on existing power plants—the single biggest source of climate pollution.

Just getting this rule proposed has taken years of effort, and we are thankful for all of our supporters who sent messages urging our public officials to address climate change

Carbon limits for power plants are vitally important for a few key reasons:

d-CON—the rodent killer that also poisons children and slaughters cats, dogs and a host of wild creatures—will stop being made by year’s end under an agreement reached by the manufacturer and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Statue of Liberty’s torch-bearing arm—long seen as a welcoming sight to the millions of immigrants seeking refuge in the United States between 1886 and 1924—may soon be viewed as a distress signal as rising sea levels threaten to inundate the island.

It’s only been a few months since the chemical company Freedom Industries spilled an estimated 10,000 gallons of a coal chemical into the Elk River, contaminating the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians. Yet, it seems that a handful of Freedom’s executives are already getting a fresh start with a new chemical company that’s strikingly similar to the original.

Over the last few weeks, the nation’s federal courts—including the U.S. Supreme Court—have blessed Americans with four major clean air victories that will save tens of thousands of lives and allow millions of us to live healthier. Some of these achievements came only after years of struggle by Earthjustice and our allies.

Florida has more than 900 freshwater springs, thought to be the largest concentration on Earth. In the last two decades, many of these clear blue pools have started filling with algae, and some of the best swimming holes in the state now have “No Swimming” signs posted due to the public health threat.

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